Colonel William Pierce Tuttle (November 4, 1847 – October 1924) was a financier, entrepreneur, and land owner predominantly in North Dakota for which the town of Tuttle, North Dakota is named.
[1] Born November 4, 1847, in the town of Rutland, Jefferson County, New York.
Tuttle was a candidate for North Dakota's second congressional district for the United States Congress in 1914, but was defeated by George M.
[1] Later in life, Tuttle became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
At the time of his death Col. Tuttle reportedly owned about 11,000 acres (45 km2) of land in Billings County, North Dakota and a large farm near Ellendale, North Dakota.